ADVISERS

Financial planning

Centrepoint Alliance has ended the 2022 financial year with 517 licensed advisers with an additional 175 advisers coming from the acquisition in ClearView and a further 2...

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Financial planning

Investor interest in ESG investing is growing but only 20% of investors say their adviser has explained ESG concepts and terms to them....

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Financial planning

The number of financial advisers has grown for the third week in a row, bringing the total growth for the financial year to date to 170, according to Wealth Data....

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Financial planning

AMP’s chief executive, Alexis George, has reflected on the firm’s response to addressing the mental health concerns of its adviser network following controversial changes...

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Financial planning

After losing 126 advisers last week, the advice industry has recorded 117 appointments and 115 losses for a net gain of two advisers this week....

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Financial planning

The newly-announced Certified Independent Financial Advisers Association believes it will be better aligned with the interests of independent advisers because it is low c...

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Policy & Regulation

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has released its latest cost recovery implementation statement for 2021/22, providing an estimated levy for financial...

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Financial planning

The proposed AFCA user-pays funding model will be introduced from 1 July with a few improvements following industry feedback while the superannuation levy will be abolish...

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Financial planning

Half of advisers who have not passed the financial advice exam still intend to stay in the industry with the most-common role as a mentor of new advisers or in a ‘general...

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Financial planning

One of the most important factors to a successful Professional Year strategy is for firms to look beyond the 12-month horizon and how a candidate can develop at the firm ...

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Financial planning

Clime Investment Management has acquired a Melbourne-based wealth management firm for $7 million after committing to increase its adviser network....

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Financial planning

Insignia has lost 31 advisers this week, according to Wealth Data, narrowing the already-small gap between them and AMP Group. ...

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Financial planning

Adviser numbers have fallen sharply for the second week in a row, experiencing a net change of -33, largely driven by licensees closing up shop due to having zero adviser...

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Financial planning

When it comes to ESG investments, clients can become overwhelmed with information and expect their adviser to be on top of it....

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People & Products

Vanguard has made several leadership changes to its distribution team including a head of financial adviser services....

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Interesting. Would be good to know the details of the StrategyOne deal....

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It’s astonishing to see the FAAA now pushing for more advisers by courting "career changers" and international recruits,...

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increased professionalism within the industry - shouldn't that say, FAR register almost halving in the last 24 months he...

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Insignia Financial has made four appointments, including three who have joined from TAL, to lead strategy and innovation in its retirement solutions for the MLC brand....

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A former Brisbane financial adviser has been charged with 26 counts of dishonest conduct regarding a failure to disclose he would receive substantial commission payments ...

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Pinnacle Investment Management has announced it will acquire strategic interests in two international fund managers for $142 million....

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